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Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford, is a new, updated version of the original 1971 documentary which was written and directed by
Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, What's
Up, Doc?, Paper Moon and Mask) and profiles
the life and works of the acclaimed director.

Entertainment Weekly has ranked Ford No. 3 among
Hollywood's greatest directors behind Orson Welles,
who also contributed narration to the original
documentary. Of Ford, Welles once said he learned
filmmaking from "the old masters, by which I mean John
Ford, John Ford and John Ford."Best known for such
classic favorites as The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valence, The Grapes of Wrath, The Quiet Man,
Stagecoach and, widely regarded by critics as the
greatest Western ever made, The Searchers. He
earned six Oscars®, including four for Best
Director  a feat still unmatched. Ford's vision of
the American West established the way this country
would view itself for decades to come.

New material assembled for DIRECTED BY JOHN
FORD includes two major elements:

 Newly shot interviews with Harry Carey Jr. (a
Ford regular), Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Steven
Spielberg and Walter Hill, all of whom have been
influenced by Ford, as well as Bogdanovich, who wrote
and directed not only the original but also this
updated version.

 New sequences featuring clips and interviews
outlining Ford's vision of the family, his use of
rituals and the sense of spirituality as portrayed in
his work, including scenes from such pictures not
previously mentioned such as The Wings of
Eagles and How Green Was My Valley, as well
as the impact of his complicated relationship with
Katharine Hepburn on Ford and his work, using clips
from Mary of Scotland and audio
recordings.

This restructured version of DIRECTED BY
JOHN FORD should be considered an entirely new
work. Bogdanovich has said this updated version is
more personal than the original. Both the original
Orson Welles narration and the interviews with John
Ford, John Wayne, James Stewart and Henry Fonda have
been kept intact but somewhat re-edited and rearranged
to give a new sense of understanding to John Ford as a
person and director.